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Rapha-Condor-JLT: steel and carbon racing bikes gallery

There’s no excess steerer tube on McCallum’s bike – the beauty of having one custom made

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McCallum waxed lyrical about the stiffness of the front end thanks to the tapered steerer tube and Deda 35 stem and bars

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The team are using Speedplay pedals this year under advice from the team’s medical sponsors because they’re the best option for young knees apparently

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McCallum, like most of the team is running mechanical Campagnolo Record 11 this year

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It might not colour co-ordinate well, but what else other than a Saltire coloured Fizik Arione would befit the Scottish National Champion?

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The colours of the Italian flag – a homage to where the frame is handmade

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Kristian House’s workhorse is the carbon Condor Leggero

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Fizik have run up some saddles in the Rapha Condor JLT colours and House, has gone for a straight seatpost

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The seatstays cutaway again after they bridge together for the brakes

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Costa Express get a prime sponsorship spot on the sculpted seat tube

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The brains and battery of the Campy EPS are bolted to an extension under the bottle cage

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The frame’s been neatly drilled for the wiring emerges just before the derailleur

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The ever-so-subtle curve in the top tube harmonises Leggero's overall composition

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The Hyperon Ultra 2s will get plenty of use in the longer and hillier races the team takes on this year

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Six of the 2013 Rapha Condor JLT squad luanched today are U23 riders

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Ed Clancy’s Gold from the London 2012 Team Pursuit was on show

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James McCallum’s steel Super Acciaio cuts a dash

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There’s a braised on Condor logo on the top tube

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There’s no excess steerer tube on McCallum’s bike – the beauty of having one custom made

Bikeradar

McCallum waxed lyrical about the stiffness of the front end thanks to the tapered steerer tube and Deda 35 stem and bars

Bikeradar

The team are using Speedplay pedals this year under advice from the team’s medical sponsors because they’re the best option for young knees apparently

Bikeradar

McCallum, like most of the team is running mechanical Campagnolo Record 11 this year

Bikeradar

It might not colour co-ordinate well, but what else other than a Saltire coloured Fizik Arione would befit the Scottish National Champion?

Bikeradar

The colours of the Italian flag – a homage to where the frame is handmade

Bikeradar

Kristian House’s workhorse is the carbon Condor Leggero

Bikeradar

Fizik have run up some saddles in the Rapha Condor JLT colours and House, has gone for a straight seatpost

Bikeradar

The seatstays cutaway again after they bridge together for the brakes

Bikeradar

Costa Express get a prime sponsorship spot on the sculpted seat tube

Bikeradar

The brains and battery of the Campy EPS are bolted to an extension under the bottle cage

Bikeradar

The frame’s been neatly drilled for the wiring emerges just before the derailleur

Bikeradar

The ever-so-subtle curve in the top tube harmonises Leggero's overall composition

Bikeradar

The Hyperon Ultra 2s will get plenty of use in the longer and hillier races the team takes on this year

Bikeradar

Six of the 2013 Rapha Condor JLT squad luanched today are U23 riders

Bikeradar

Ed Clancy’s Gold from the London 2012 Team Pursuit was on show

Bikeradar

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The Rapha-Condor-JLT 2013 team was launched today and alongside Ed Clancy’s Olympic gold medals and the fresh-faced team of youngsters were the squad’s flagship carbon and steel bikes. Yes, just like Madison-Genesis, some of the Rapha boys will be racing on steel this year.

The classically-styled bike the Scot will pilot in this year has evolved further from his 2012 model. The geometry has been refined for the season’s upcoming criteriums and circuit races and the rear hanger modified after some issues changing wheels last year. We’re also told it’s 200-300g lighter. A painted 55cm model currently weighs a claimed 1,600g compared to a 1,100g Leggero.

McCallum said he favoured his steel bike over the Leggero thanks to its smoother ride quality over varying road surfaces on the UK criterium scene. “We’re hardly riding on glass all the time,” he explained.

McCallum waxed lyrical about the stiffness of the front end thanks to the tapered steerer tube and Deda 35 stem and bars

Neil Manning, Condor’s production director, said it had taken somewhere between “ten and fifteen variants to get to” McCallum’s current Super Acciaio, with countless other trial frames back at the warehouse. The overall aim he said was the recreate the carbon Leggero in steel.

He said: “The last thing you want from the rider’s point of view is to have two bikes with different set ups. They only have to be slightly different and the rider’s going to feel it. That’s the good thing about being able to build custom frames in steel and carbon - we can custom fit all the riders.”

He added: “You see a lot of riders on monocoque frames and they can’t get them to fit – they’re using negative riser stems, or they’re taking the top cap off that just looks wrong.”

Traits the Leggero and Super Acciaio share include a tapered steerer tube for plenty of rigidity upfront and an oversized bottom bracket to aid power transmission. McCallum also compared the elegantly narrow seatstays to those on a Cervélo R3, which should aid the quest for a plusher ride.

Manning was careful about future plans for the Super Acciaio, which is a big seller for the London-based company, saying the current bike was “perfect”. He hinted further refinements could be in the pipeline however.

“At the moment we think it’s perfect, but there maybe some changes,” he said. “Some of that could come down to aesthetics – the shapes of the tubes may change slightly. I’ve got something in mind that I want."

“We work closely with all the tubing manufactures. Even if we can improve one tube it can make a difference. It’s about what’s right for that bike and who can supply what we need.”